New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
RELIGIOUS LIFE IN THE wEsr-BITs OF NEWS
GATHERED HERE AND THERE

RELIGIOUS LIFE IN THE wEsr-BIrs OF NEWS
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.
A Cleveland correspondent takes gloomy, and.
It is to be hoped unfoundcd view Of the present con-
dton Of tho churches in that city and in the western
Reserve Things not what they we're forty years
AGO, he says There many churches In Cleveland
in which there has not been revival slno 1889.
"stul greater" no declares, "has the church fallen
behind In the reverence Of the people and In many
kinds of Christian endeavor Adelbert College and
the Case School Of Applied Science two of the best ed
.ucational institutions in the West, founded by
Mcssrs. Stone and Case who were not members oi
any church. The ST. Clair Street Hospital and Lake
View Cemetery, where the dust OF CARRIED Hes were
built by sprualists The rising generation has lit
tie faith In or for the doctrines OF any church.
Forty years ago the Roman Catholics had only ono
small wooden church the nats, in tbs poorest part
OF tho city. To-day they have Cathedral, bishops
raaoc and many handsome churches, besides schools
and charities nnumeable Bad as the condition Is
here, 1t is In the country. Many churches arc
shut up; all or less in debt and are trying
70 keen their heads above Five OF the churches
In this city recently united and brought tie Rev. Dr.
eTuehses. Alter SIX weeks OF earnest work on his
part ahd united effort on the lart of the people, he
with no new converts. These things show that .
change is needed Il may DO that strong splntua
churches be built In large cities Ike New-fOrs
whose influence Will felt all over the land, as was
that Of Rome In her better days. AT all events
something must be very to arrest the prac
teal pasanlsm that so rapidly taking the place of
the old Christian faith"
The pews do not always listen with most pleasure
to an extempoaneous discourse, although 1t Is tho
comYon impression that they do shrewd and
plains poken Scotchman once said to Dr. Bnney, the
wel-known dissenting preacher: Aye Mr.. Bnney.
when 20 cam hither furst and saw We TAX cot tho
papers and pit them on the Bulk, l said to myself,
Whatever Is the chiel ABBOTT that he Gamma preach
tho everlasting Gospel without the papersP Buo
moo. Mr.. Blnncy, am aye gles to see the papers.
for when We talk them DOT and lay them on the Bulk
tn
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II appears from recently published statistics that
there arc seventy districts in India where social
impurty licensed and regulated as business or
trade" And it is an interesting fact that In all these
districts Christianity is very weak Thus in Bombay
city If GA 405 inhabitants only pc cent OF the
natives are even protesting Christians. In Bcnans,
where Christian missionaries have worked so long and
faithfully ont of population of 175,ls6 there arc
less than $50 Of the native citizens counted as Chris
tians In Juunder the Presbyterans Of this country
have built fine school, and have done faithful 'is-
slonary work. And yet thcro are only seventy seven
Christians in Jullunder out Of population OF oooo1.
poshawur has a population Of $3.50, of whom only
seventeen are Christians. "These figures, says The
Christian Common wealth." describe the condition or
things in seats Of licensed unccanness Is 1t not OBJ
yous that what too foul and hcsh forperpetua-
ton In England Is destructive Of all tho moral edhce
which we have been seeking 10 build up In British
India We seek 10 purge India Of Its idolary win
Me Christian government Is surrounding our mission.
aries with sinks of bostial sensuaty and their cvli
officers and military furiouch or retlrt "ns
Come bme and sheer at the results Of mission work In
the Presidcnces Of Eindostan"
Bisbop starlcy Of Orange, see'ls to fear that tho
Church is thinking more Of the first century than OF
the nineeenth century. "One is almest disposed 10
ask himself" he says, ain half despainng way
whether the Church is always to remain pima u 'no
new conditions under which she exists and does her
hn oh
sance in literature art and civil polty whicn
and ushered In the relg ious upheayds OF the SIX
teonth century were scarcely greater perhaps uey
were not 50 great those ohers soela anu eoonoo'
which mark mo times in which we iive' Ihcro Is
,ro,ond lesson for those who are abie ana Wiling "
~ a.. Inc relation distrcssnely unsatisfactory
which modern religonsm susiains " INC resuess anu,
even tS II viii DO wisdom and our grace II
we I,arn the lesson In time or our toy ana our SIN
II refuse IL un'h "'0 o ~ ~
work but dream
9Th. waterbury American thinks that theological
.,snts should DO required to an apprentice
chin in Newspaper office They would there learn
what TO love out Of their sermons rs Wen as eaten
tho newspaper spirit wheh dvlnes VIVA, peopM lar
t,me.-what subject is least likely TO put them 10
sleep and how to treat sleepy subject awakenhgH'
A little poem written by Miss Elizabeth stuart
Phclrs and recently published is exciting good aei
Of comment on account Of the liberalism In heo'oI'
that breathes through 1t. 1t Is a. follows;
Saving "There Is 10 hope" he stepped
little from our side aud passed
To hone eternal At the last
Crying There Is no rest" he slept
A sweeter spirit ne'cr drew breath;
strange grew the chill UPON the Ar,
nut as he murmnrcd, "This Is deatn,
Ioi Life Itself did meet him 'ne'o
He loved tho will he did the deed
such love shall live; such doubt Is a,ss
| He served the truth; he missed me ci."
| IN I'D.